$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 01^st February, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF:

+ W.P.(C) 5580/2022 M/S STATE ENGINEERS ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate.

versus PRAGATI POWER CORPORATION LTD. ..... Respondent Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT (ORAL)

1. Petitioner has approached this Court challenging the communication dated 17.06.2020, issued by the Respondent herein debarring the Petitioner for a period of three years from participating in any tenders floated either by the Indraprastha Power Generation Co. Ltd. (IPGCL) or Pragati Power Corporation Ltd. (PPCL).

2. The facts, in brief, leading to the present Writ Petition are that in pursuance to a tender floated by the Respondent for awarding annual maintenance contract for Control and Instrumentation (C&I) maintenance at the Pragati Power Station – I for a period of one year, the Petitioner made a bid for the said tender. The Petitioner was the successful bidder. A letter of intent was issued by the Respondent to the Petitioner. A contract, being contract No.7200000620 was entered into between the Petitioner and the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARI